July 2025

13801 York Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030
443-578-8008

We are thrilled to share that Broadmead has been named "Baltimore’s Best Retirement Community" for the sixth consecutive year by readers of The Baltimore Sun!

Whether you’re a resident, team member, or friend, we sincerely appreciate your support in making our community a truly special place to be. You are an essential part in helping us achieve this noteworthy award once again, and we thank you for being a vital part of our success — we couldn’t have done it without you! 🏆

See all the 2025 Readers' Choice winners here.

Broadmead’s Tree Canopy Along Western Run Gets a Boost

Photo by Gina Mathias

On Saturday, May 10, volunteers from the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy (GVC) and Broadmeaders—about 40 in all, shown in the photo above—gathered to plant 165 trees on Broadmead’s property along Western Run. The Conservancy donated the saplings along with protection sleeves, which will keep the trees safe from deer browsing.

The goal of the plantings is to replace an aging tree canopy, mitigate flooding, improve water quality going into Western Run and the greater Gunpowder Valley watershed, and improve the overall environmental health and beauty of Broadmead’s campus, according to Gina Mathias, Broadmead’s VP of Sustainability.

GVC will monitor the trees periodically. They report that they typically experience more than an 80% survival rate for trees planted as part of their projects. Broadmeaders will soon be able to enjoy observing the growth of the new trees, including persimmons, red maples, flowering dogwood, American plum, pin oak, willow oak, cottonwood, black cherry, black willow, silky dogwood, swamp white oak, and elderberry.

Learn more about Broadmead's continued commitment to environmental stewardship.

Photography in the Digital Age: Teleidoscopic Imagery

By Lynne Shue

There’s so much talent on display at Broadmead! Residents recently enjoyed exhibits that included many interesting paintings by Doug Fambrough and beautiful quilts created by Broadmead’s residents and their family members in the East Hall. In May, paintings by Marion Baker and Val Bigelow were featured, and in June, a show of Jack Shue’s photographic artwork was on display.

Although Jack worked for NASA as an electrical engineer for many years, he first graduated from MICA in 1978 with a degree in photography. Now retired, he is able to spend more free time photographing nature around Broadmead and in nearby parks.

In this show, Jack uses some of his photographs as a basis for teleidoscopic images. Like kaleidoscopes, teleidoscopes create circular, repeated patterns using fragments of a photographic image rather than the pieces of glass used in kaleidoscopes. The process is digital: Jack manipulates portions of his photographs using computer technology to create this unique art form.

In some of Jack’s images, the viewer may be able to identify parts of the original photograph, such as a butterfly wing or a spring flower, but in others, it is almost impossible to determine the basis for the teleidoscopic result. Careful observers had fun challenging themselves to determine the subject of the original photograph.

Viewers of this show also delighted in Jack’s playful images of fruit on fire. And just to make sure that there was a little something for everyone, there were three old-time train photographs for the train enthusiasts and a few landscapes and bird photographs for the birders and nature-lovers at Broadmead.

—Pictured: “Pinwheel Flame,” one of Jack Shue’s playful images of fruit on fire.

Over 75 Residents Help Local Students

Photo & Story by Pat van den Beemt

The May 8 Open Forum featuring Daniel Pizzo, principal of Padonia International Elementary School in Cockeysville, was extremely well attended. When residents who volunteer to assist the school were asked to stand, many in the audience did so proudly. In all, some 76 residents have worked with Broadmead’s Student Support Volunteer Project to help the nearby school.

Padonia has between 450 and 470 students, with 20 native languages represented, Pizzo said. Some 96% of the students live within walking distance of the school; 84% of them qualify for free meals. Helping the school began last year when Sandy Angell, Marion Baker, and Cindy Sugatt formed a volunteer committee that developed the Student Support Volunteer Project. In just one year, the group has converted a trailer at the school into a Community Cottage that offers clothing, school supplies, toiletries, and toys free to the families.

“I can’t thank Broadmead residents enough for their support,” Pizzo said. Residents unable to volunteer at the school have given their time by knitting hats, mittens, and scarves, making flashcards, collating materials for teachers, collecting food donations and supporting the Giving Tree.

—Pictured: Earlier this year, volunteer Bobbie Cook sits with a fourth grader in math class at Padonia International Elementary School.

Broadmead Snapshot

Photo by Warfel Construction

Broadmead construction partner, Warfel Construction, shares, "What happens when you renovate the heart of a senior living community? You plan with care, and with people in mind."

See more on their LinkedIn page.

Assessing the Affordability of a Life Plan Community

By MyLifeSite

One of the biggest obstacles in choosing a life plan community (more traditionally known as a continuing care retirement community or CCRC) is affordability. Or, as we like to say here at myLifeSite: Is it a good financial fit?

For many prospective residents of a life plan community, the question may not necessarily be whether they can “afford” it or not. The question is usually more about the extent to which one can afford it; i.e.: What will be the ultimate impact on my estate? How much may be left over for kids, grandkids, or charity? What about if I live longer or need more care than on average?

In this article, myLifeSite will provide a roadmap you can use or share with your financial professional to help evaluate these types of questions.